Delhi again rejects Uber's licence plea

Delhi's transport department has rejected Uber's application seeking licence to operate in the national capital on grounds that the US based taxi hailing app has not complied with a ban imposed on it and other state rules.ET Bureau & Agencies | Updated: September 16, 2015, 10:16 IST

Delhi's transport department has rejected Uber's application seeking licence to operate in the national capital on grounds that the US based taxi hailing app has not complied with a ban imposed on it and other state rules.

Uber's application was rejected earlier in June as well on counts of deficiency. Uber was asked to submit a sworn affidavit saying that it was compliant with the ban order imposed on it, which the company failed to submit. Uber had then asked for a five-day extension for the submission of required documents by August 24, 2015.

"On the request of the taxi firm, we accepted it, but company officials did not turn up on the given date (August 24) for hearing. We also asked Uber to submit an affidavit stating that they are complying with the government's ban imposed on it and other laid-down rules, but it also did not do the ame," the official said. Uber didn't respond to an email from ET seeking comment.

The government's move comes around a fortnight after it rejected the licence request of another cab service provider, Ola."There are several rules like installation of digital fare metres, operation through government approved fare structure, GPS and PSV badge, but Uber was not following these rules," the official said.

Uber continues to ply diesel cabs in the capital. In 2001, the Supreme Court had ruled that all commercial vehicles plying in the city of Delhi should run on clean fuel.